I saw this green sign at the end of the road. There were names that made my hands tingle; behind that piece of sheet metal was the promise of landscapes which seemed more exciting than the strip of asphalt under my four wheels. After driving under grey clouds for miles, a brighter sun seemed to...

One might easily think that turning off our computer and no longer being contacted by our employer after 5 pm is a given. However, in 2016, France was the first country to include in its laws the right to disconnect, authorizing employees not to be reachable outside work- ing hours1. That we have come to...

Nailed to the ground by the pandemic, I often asked myself this question. It was time of introspection, the perfect moment to find answers to the wanderlust that had been gnawing at me for so long. I drew on my memories to travel through time and space, in search of meaning. Hungry for novelty, thirsty...

Do you have Nordicity in your skin? Whether or not they were born in our extreme latitudes, each individual has a very personal response to offer. Experiencing, embracing, and welcoming winter is a new form of balance. It is almost tempting to say that a new lifestyle has established itself in our daily lives. Say...

CLOSER TO THE SELF — Does total disconnection exist? Is it possible to completely break free from the buzz of our daily lives and the hubbub of the city? What if happiness could be found elsewhere? What if we embraced nature and isolated ourselves to better find ourselves? Isn’t true disconnection about focusing on the...

AT HOME PORT — In Quebec, we have an intimate, even mystical relationship with water. The river, the back-bone of our living space, is also the lifeline to which we cling. We all have our own piece of river, stream, or lake. It’s an invitation to meditate, a mental coasting, but—above all—a call to escape....

Two thousand and twenty confused us. It is not easy to keep your feet on the ground and dare to plan a trip. But we cannot confine dreams. Our desires for elsewhere spark in our boiling minds. We think about those old projects, the ones we kept for later. It is now time to bring...

THE EMERGENCE OF CHANGE — Women of influence, women of action, radical women, caring women. The start of the new decade has already seen several debates, and political life has been no exception. However, the ascension of figures in search of a better world, who want to raise awareness of injustices, has not gone unnoticed....

LEAVING THE FOREIGN BEHIND — We’re ready to breathe again—we’ve skipped school on our country roads. After the confinement of our bodies and minds, the time has come for a return to freedom, to be surprised by our homeland once again. Tourism has seized the opportunity to undergo a revolution. A gentle, almost quiet revolution....